Microaggressions in Everyday Life : Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation

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Written by bestselling author Derald Wing Sue, Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation is a first-of-its-kind guide on the subject of microaggressions. This book insightfully looks at the various kinds of microaggressions and their psychological effects on both perpetrators and their targets. Thought provoking and timely, Dr. Sue suggests realistic and optimistic guidance for combating-and ending-microaggressions in our society. Book jacket.

Derald Wing Sue, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, and he also holds a joint appointment with the School of Social Work. Coauthor of the bestselling Counseling the Culturally Diverse, Fifth Edition, he is one of the most cited multicultural scholars in the United States.

Foreword

p. ix

Preface

p. xv

Acknowledgments

p. xxi

About the Author

p. xxiii

Psychological Manifestation and Dynamics of Microaggressions

The Manifestation of Racial, Gender, and Sexual-Orientation Microaggressions

p. 3

Taxonomy of Microaggressions

p. 21

The Psychological Dilemmas and Dynamics of Microaggressions

p. 42

Microaggressive Impact On Targets and Perpetrators

The Microaggression Process Model: From Beginning to End

p. 65

Microaggressive Stress: Impact on Physical and Mental Health

p. 87

Microaggressive Perpetrators and Oppression: The Nature of the Beast

p. 110

Group-Specific Microaggressions: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation

Racial/Ethnic Microaggressions and Racism

p. 137

Gender Microaggressions and Sexism

p. 160

Sexual-Orientation Microaggressions and Heterosexism

p. 184

Microaggressions in Employment, Education, and Mental Health Practice

Microaggressive Impact in the Workplace and Employment

p. 209

Microaggressive Impact on Education and Teaching: Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race in the Classroom